Statue of Honor ( tr, Onur Anıtı), aka Atatürk Monument, is a monument situated at Atatürk Park in

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district of

Samsun Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun reco ...

, Turkey dedicated to the landing of

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...

in Samsun initiating what is later termed the

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. The monument became a landmark of Samsun.

History

The equestrian statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was commissioned in 1927 by the province governor of Samsun, Kâzım Pasha (İnanç) to the

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n sculptor Heinrich Krippel, who had won the juried art competition to create the Victory Monument in Ankara depicting equestrian Atatürk. The construction of the bronze statue took place in

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from 1928 to 1931. It was mounted on its base in Samsun on October 29, 1931, the

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. The monument was officially inaugurated on January 15, 1932. It is the thirteenth monument to Atatürk and Krippel's fourth artwork in Turkey. The bronze statue depicting equestrian Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is high while the total height of the monument is . In addition to the honorary to the artist of US$5,500, the construction of the monument cost US$37,000. The statue's

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process was carried out at Vereinigte Metallwerke in Austria. Onur Anıtı dökümhanede

The 32 pieces were transported in boxes from

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, Germany to Turkey aboard SS ''Nicea'' of the Deutsche Levante-Linie arriving in Samsun on October 15, 1931.

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